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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 1 (setup 1, season 30)
Colchester United
v.
Sheffield United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
ANDRÉ Campos MOREIRA1Jonathan BOND
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Robert BAUER2Atiba HUTCHINSON
Alex GERSBACH38Akwasi ASARE
Tiemoué BAKAYOKO4Efe AMBROSE
Danny BAKKER57Marek SUCHÝ
Emil BERGSTRÖM66Charlie MULGREW
Onur BULUT67Will BUCKLEY
Rachid GHEZZAL87Gary MACKAY-STEVEN
Kevin FRIESENBICHLER697Kostas MITROGLOU
Ádám NAGY710Sacha KLJESTAN
Umar SADIQ611Imoh EZEKIEL
Manager
Alessandro SCHÖPF12Michael MANCIENNE
Paul IZZO13Jason LOWE
Florian GRILLITSCH148Tom LAWRENCE
Yanni REGÄSEL15Zeki FRYERS
Damian VAN BRUGGEN16Sean MURRAY

Colchester United 1 Sheffield United 4
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 9,800, Stadium: Community Stadium, Referee: Nigel MILLER 5)
40 BulutScorers25p Mitroglou, 57 Mackay-Steven, 77 Mackay-Steven, 85 Mackay-Steven
Substitutions66 Hutchinson <=> Lawrence
Sendings off
Bookings
1Corners1
19Fouls2
4Offsides2
3Shots on6
2Shots off13
5Total shots19
2Shots saved2
42%Possession58%
Man of the match: Akwasi ASARE
1A corner was collected by FRIESENBICHLER who forced an effort over the bar.
10EZEKIEL was put clear by HUTCHINSON and he beat the Colchester United 'keeper but drilled his shot over the bar.
14MULGREW rifled a simple chance past the righthand post.
20MACKAY-STEVEN ran onto a great ball from KLJESTAN but toe-poked his shot wide.
23The bemused BOND stared in disbelief as a backpass from ASARE dropped just over.
25GOAL!! A debatable penalty was awarded to Sheffield United, after GERSBACH had fouled AMBROSE, which MITROGLOU easily converted.
30AMBROSE shot wide.
38A accurate pass was collected by MACKAY-STEVEN and his left foot shot floated narrowly wide.
39KLJESTAN headed the ball wide from just outside the area.
40GOAL!! The creative FRIESENBICHLER neatly nodded on a cross for BULUT to volley the ball in. (1-1)
41A free-kick from MITROGLOU went just beyond the near post.
 
47A shot from MACKAY-STEVEN was kicked off the line by BAKKER.
52EZEKIEL's shot was well saved by ANDRÉ MOREIRA.
54A penalty box meleé resulted in MITROGLOU driving the ball over.
57GOAL!! AMBROSE made space for MACKAY-STEVEN who, after an interchange of passes just outside the area, thrust the ball past the 'keeper. (2-1 Sheffield United)
71A tame strike from MACKAY-STEVEN trickled agonisingly wide.
77GOAL!! A great shot from ASARE was palmed away by ANDRÉ MOREIRA only as far as MACKAY-STEVEN who placed the ball past the stranded 'keeper. (3-1 Sheffield United)
78NAGY worked the ball to BAKAYOKO, FRIESENBICHLER latched onto his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
81KLJESTAN fluffed a simple chance.
82ASARE waltzed away from BAKKER and rifled a poor shot wide.
84ASARE hit a right foot shot wide from twenty-five yards out.
85GOAL!! A mishit backpass by BAKKER enabled MACKAY-STEVEN to nip in and hammer the ball past the Colchester United 'keeper. (4-1 Sheffield United)
87FRIESENBICHLER's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
90A fine ball from LAWRENCE on the right was collected by MACKAY-STEVEN who scuffed his shot over the bar.